Images from Day 12 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
The 20-times Grand Slam champion suggested after the third-round clash which ended past midnight that he could preserve himself for Wimbledon which begins on June 28.
Sunday's final was an intense contest as nerves played their part, with 10 of the 22 games going against serve.
Images from Day 13 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
IMAGES from matches on Day 8 at the French Open
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Sunday.
Images from Day 9 at the French Open.
A summary of Thursday's play at the French Open.
Images from Day 1 of the 2020 French Open, in Paris, on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal returns to his favourite tournament, albeit not his preferred court, to begin pursuit of a record-extending 10th French Open title on Monday against Frenchman Benoit Paire.
Nadal stretched his record of men's singles Grand Slam titles to 22
The Spaniard, who turns 36 next week, will next meet Dutch 26th seed Botic van de Zandschulp with a potential quarter-final looming against world number one Novak Djokovic who defeated him in last year's semi-finals.
Second seed Novak Djokovic distracted the Roland Garros crowd but kept his focus as he made light work of Portuguese Joao Sousa to reach the second round of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win in Paris.
American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova claimed their third consecutive grand slam doubles title with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 victory over Australian duo Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua at the French Open on Sunday.
Five things to watch out for at the French Open on Wednesday.
Russian youngster Daria Kasatkina's stirring run to the French Open quarter-finals left her temporarily homeless in Paris on Monday.
Images from Monday's action at the French Open.
A summary of the matches from Day 9 at the French Open.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
World number one Novak Djokovic said his win over Rafa Nadal in Friday's epic French Open semi-final was one of the top three matches he had played and he would remember it forever.
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stands on the threshold of finally delivering the title long predicted
The two great rivals meet at Roland Garros for the first time in eight years in Friday's tie.
A quick look at Rafael Nadal's domination of Roger Federer at Roland Garros.
Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.
Until Sunday, Stan Wawrinka had an unblemished record in grand slam finals -- but then he had never faced Rafa Nadal in the Spaniard's favourite arena, Court Philippe Chatrier at the French Open.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
'You can't be frustrated all the time because the neighbour has a bigger house than you, or a bigger TV or better garden. That's not the way that I see the life, you know'
Nadal thrashes Nishikori; Federer downs Wawrinka
IMAGES from Day 9 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Stanislas Wawrinka trumped fellow Swiss Roger Federer at a grand slam for the first time with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(4) victory in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Chasing a record-extending 10th French Open crown on the back of his worst claycourt season since prevailing for the first time, Rafael Nadal acknowledged another weakness on Tuesday -- his best shot is not that solid.
Barbora Krejcikova claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
The 34-year-old bellowed a series of frightening roars after completing a victory that at one stage looked like a formality but became increasingly fraught as Berrettini threw the kitchen sink at the Serb who becomes only the second man to reach 40 Grand Slam semi-finals after Roger Federer.
Images from Day 1 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Sunday
Garbine Muguruza's chances of winning her maiden grand slam title -- and achieving the rare feat of beating Serena Williams twice in three years at Roland Garros -- may well depend on which version of the world number one turns up on Sunday.
Pliskova will be guaranteed toppling Germany's Angelique Kerber if she prevails against Halep who would need to go on and take the title to seize the top ranking.
With his glinting gold wedding band looped around the black laces of left shoe, Andy Murray had been an unstoppable force on clay this season.
Former champion Ana Ivanovic was at her brilliant, aggressive best on Tuesday. The seventh seed swept aside Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 to storm into the French Open semi-finals.
'I will put everything I have Saturday on the court'
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